I had a beautiful drive to Doylestown, PA. The leaves were turning colors and there were dried corn fields and pumpkins galore. The Week of October 21, 20131. Finish the October Stash Club quilt - Mexican Cross

Monday, October 14, 2013

A Little Detour...I took a little detour from my list this week to make a special present for my favorite little pumpkin.This is Ryder's second Halloween but the first that he will dress in costume and go Trick-or-Treating. I wanted to make a little treat bag for him to carry. Here is the bag that I made for him:

I pulled out my embroidery attachment to make the appliques. The bag measures approximately 13" x 13". I hope he likes it!!!The Week of October 7, 2013(in review)

This quilt top is now complete and I love it. The finished top measures 58 1/2" X 82 1/2".Michele Foster - the designer - will have the pattern available for purchase at the end of the month. If you are interested, visit her website, The Quilting Gallery, at the end of October. I'm not sure of the exact date so you will have to keep checking.My next step will be to find an appropriate backing fabric. On a side note...each week the participants of the quilt along submit pictures of each step as it is completed. All submitted pictures are eligible for a prize. I found out today that my quilt top won a prize. I'm so excited. I'm not sure what I have won but it doesn't really matter. Yay Me!! haha!

2. Work on the quilt currently loaded on Annie - Taylor's Timeless Quilt.

I was able to finish about half of the quilting on this quilt. I am picking up the roses in the fabric and quilting roses, swirls and leaves in an overall pattern.

3. Trim and bind the June 2011 Strip Club Quilt and the two table runners I just finished quilting on Annie.

I bound both table runners and the quilt. Now the bindings will have to be hand tacked. Is there a binding fairy out there somewhere???

4. Work on the following BRODY Projects:

Blue Dresden Plate Quilt

*Four-Patch Stacked Posies...Small Print

Four-Patch Stacked Posies...Large Print

Slice Twice - Isn't That Nice

*Blue Palace

*Meadow - A Christmas Quilt

Jungle FeverCivil War TributeAunt Josephine's Pride Mini Quilt

Two Flag of Valor Quilts

I was able to work on three BRODY Projects this week. I did a little work on Four-Patch Stacked Posies...Small Print and Blue Palace. I finished three blocks for the "Meadow" quilt.

This is one of the three blocks that I finished. There will be a total of nine blocks...five similar to this one and four of another pattern. Each block will finish at 14" X 14".

5. Finish piecing three Quilts for Kids quilt tops and add them to my Git-R-Done List.

These three tops are done. I will quilt them as soon as I finish the quilt currently loaded on Annie.

6. Spend a day with my DGS, Ryder.

Ryder loves his Freddie Frog sand box. My DH and I gave it to him for his first birthday.

These are the panels that I have pieced for the outside of the bag. I will quilt them as soon as I finish the three Quilts for Kids. I was able to finish the lining with pockets and the handles. As soon as the quilting is done I will put the bag together.

I was able to get so many things done this past week. Let's see what I have on my list this week...

5. Work on a baby quilt from the book: 6. Finish the October Stash Club quilt - Mexican Cross a UFO from about two years ago 7. Cut up a bag of scraps.8. Spend three days and one night with little Ryder.9. Work on the following BRODY Projects:

Blue Dresden Plate Quilt

Four-Patch Stacked Posies...Small Print

Four-Patch Stacked Posies...Large Print

Slice Twice - Isn't That Nice

Blue Palace

Meadow - A Christmas Quilt

Jungle FeverCivil War TributeAunt Josephine's Pride Mini Quilt

Two Flag of Valor Quilts

10. Work on the quilt currently loaded on Annie - Taylor's Timeless Quilt.11. Add some more hexies to my Bonnie Hunter inspired